Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti keberkesanan e-pembelajaran sebagai medium pengajaran dan pembelajaran kursus komunikasi. Seramai 260 pelajar yang mengikuti kursus Komunikasi terlibat dalam kajian Fasa 1 iaitu pada minggu awal semester, manakala seramai 189 pelajar terlibat pada Fasa ke 2 iaitu pada minggu akhir semester. Kompetensi komunikasi diukur berdasarkan skala Personal Report of Communication Apprehension manakala keberkesanan penggunaan e-pembelajaran oceania berdasarkan kepada dua dimensi iaitu sikap dan niat terhadap penggunaan e-pembelajaran. Analisis menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan min yang signifikan bagi setiap dimensi komunikasi pengucapan awam, kumpulan kecil, mesyuarat dan perbualan biasa. Kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara penggunaan e-pembelajaran dan kompetensi komunikasi. Kajian ini memberi implikasi bahawa e-pembelajaran adalah platform pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang bersesuaian kerana mampu meningkatkan kompetensi komunikasi me.....

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The user interface (UI) is an access point where users interact with applications and systems. It might be as simple as a visual display overlaying on a screen, controlled by a pair of analogue potentiometers. Nowadays, UI has become a crucial component in video games and a significant factor in the user experience (UX). Users judge designs quickly and care most about usability and appeal, for instance, the surface and overall feel of a design. This research proposes an approach for evaluating UI in existing educational games that can assist educational game designers in developing even more engaging and rewarding games. The critical analysis is based on the ten (10) UI elements connected to each selected game. Simultaneously, this study describes an educational game in terms of experience and its impact on players based on UI elements. To this end, a conceptual framework for designing and developing an educational gaming platform based on the UI elements identified has been explored a.....

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The richness of Baba Nyonya material including kebaya or Nyonya dress, ornaments, craft from porcelain and ceramic is important to educate our future generation of its precious material culture in Malaysia especially in Malacca where parts of the Baba Nyonya community reside. This change has not only happened in modern age, but since the World War II. Due to the decimation of their wealth, compounded with rapid modernization, much of the elaborate traditions and customs of Peranakan are disappearing. Modernity and the changes in lifestyle have almost killed the culture especially among the Baba Nyonya young descendants. This current study aimed to explore the cultural material of Baba Nyonya in Malacca, and compare between Baba Nyonya origins and the new descendant’s cultural material practices. A qualitative method is applied in data collection where an in-depth interviews were carried out. Findings showed that it is difficult to preserve the cultural materials among young descendan.....

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Kajian ini dilakukan untuk: melihat tahap penggunaan komputer dalam kalangan guru prasekolah di  Daerah Kota Bharu 1, Kelantan. Bagi mencapai objektif kajian ini seramai 45 orang guru prasekolah  daerah Kota Bharu 1 telah digunakan sebagai sampel kajian. K.aedah soal selidik telah digunakan  dalam kajian ini. Terd.apat 38 item soal selidik died.arkan  kepada  responden  terpilih.  Data   yang  diperoleh  dianalisis  dengan menggunakan Pakej Statistik untuk Sains Sosial (SPSS).  Frekuensi  dan peratus digunakan untuk menganalisis profil responden, Penggunaan komputer dalam  kajian ini merujuk kepada kekerapan guru prasekolah menggunakan kemud.ahan komputer untuk. tujuan  pengurusan, pengajaran dan pembelajaran, sikap, minat dan kemahiran guru serta tindak balas murid  prasekolah terhadap komputer, danjuga kemahiran dalam penggunaan internet serta galakan d.aripada  pentadbir sekolah kepad.a guru-guru prasekolah daerah Kota Bharu 1 dalam memantapkan diri dengan.....

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Low concept understanding and misconceptions often occur in physics learning, including concepts on elasticity. On the other hand, there are not many available IT-based teaching materials that support 21st century online learning that can improve understanding of concepts. Therefore, it is important to develop interesting IT-based teaching materials that can improve understanding of concepts and remediate students' misconceptions. This study aims to produce valid cognitive conflict-based interactive multimedia. This type of research is development/design research using the Plomp model. This article reports the results of the development phase, namely prototype design, self evaluation and expert review. The instrument collects data using a self-evaluation sheet and a validation sheet. The validity data were analyzed using the V-Aiken formula.Based on the results of the preliminary research, interactive multimedia has been designed with the following characteristics: composed of 4 syntax.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti penggunaan Internet dalam kalangan guru­ guru sekolah  rendah di daerah Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Kajian ini telah melibatkan seramai 94 orang guru sebagai  responden kajian. Instrumen kajian yang digunakan ialah  soal  selidik  yang  mengukur  latar   belakang  responden  meliputi  umur, pcngalaman mengajar dan kelulusan akademik. Selain itu, turut  diukur sikap terhadap pcnggunaan Internet, kemahiran menggunakan Internet dan kekerapan penggunaan  Internet dalam masa seminggu. Segala data yang diperolehi dianalisis dengan menggunakan Statistical  Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan sikap dan kemaluran responden  terhadap penggunaan Internet adalah tinggi berdasarkan nilai min yang diperolehi. Analisis  inferensi menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan di antara tujuan menggunakan Internet  dengan kekerapan penggunaan Internet dan terdapat perkaitan yang signifikan di antara sikap .....

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International migration has become major contemporary change in this era, especially in both developed and developing countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia’s transformation in preparing the country to become industrial based economy has shaped the country as one of the favorite countries in Southeast Asia region for foreign labors migration. The highest migration for job seeking came from neighboring country especially Indonesia. The migration of Indonesians not only drive by the job opportunities but supported by the history of community mobility, geographical proximity, existence of social networks and the similarities of languages, religions and cultures. The arrival of Indonesian labors to Malaysia is a constant necessity for both countries. This paper aims to predict Malaysia’s dependency on Indonesia’s foreign labors in the future. This paper employs qualitative approach in gathering data using five key informants from various authorities involve in the recr.....

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Academic performance is a vital indicator of pupils’ achievement and success. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to determine the pupils-related factors in the academic performance of public elementary pupils of Alfonso Lista District, Ifugao, Philippines. This study used a structured survey questionnaire developed and validated by the researcher and expert master teachers. A total of 150 pupils from the eleven public elementary schools served as the respondents. The frequency count and percentage, the weighted mean, pearson product moment correlation and the f-test using one way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) were utilized to realize the objectives of the study. Results revealed that factors such as socio-economic, psychological, and environmental may sometimes affect academic performance. The family income, attitude towards school, attendance in school, time location and study habits, quality of classmates and friends, and the learning environment has bearing with the academi.....

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This study investigates total quality management practices (TQM) and primary school academic performance (PSAP) in Abu Dhabi: Teaching innovation as a mediator using a quantitative research design. The study also aspired to determine the relationship between TQM and teaching innovation, dimensions of TQM and PSAP, dimensions of teaching innovation and PSAP, and mediating role of teaching innovation on relationship between TQM and PSAP. A total of 342 teachers were chosen as a sample through quota and simple sampling. Data analysis using structural equation modelling was used. The findings revealed a significant relationship between TQM practices and primary school academic performance with a coefficient of (β=-0.88, p..

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The study attempted to identify which sociodemographic factors predict acculturation stress and also to examine the levels of acculturation stress amongst 208 international students enrolled in a Malaysian university. A convenience sampling technique was implemented for data collection by utilizing a self-reported questionnaire. As for the sociodemographic factors predict acculturation stress multiple regression analyses demonstrated that among the independent variables, family support, year of study, difficulties in comprehending lectures, and strains of relationship with boyfriend/girlfriend had significant predictive effects on acculturation stress. Young and male international students expressed significantly higher levels of acculturation stress than their older and female counterparts. Students who acknowledged strong family support and were single depicted lesser acculturative stress compared to those with inadequate support and were in a romantic relationship. As for the level.....

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